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Washington plunges into Trump impeachment investigation
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump pressed the leader of Ukraine to “look into” Joe Biden, Trump’s potential 2020 reelection rival, as well as the president’s lingering grievances from the 2016 election, according to a rough transcript of a summer phone call that is now at the centre of Democrats’ impeachment probe. Trump...
US expects about $30 million in Ukraine military aid may be delayed
The Trump administration expects that perhaps only $30 million of this year’s $250 million in military aid to Ukraine will not be put in the spending pipeline by a Monday deadline, when the government’s fiscal year ends, two US officials told Reuters. …read more Source::...
How Trump’s Ukraine call could violate campaign finance laws
President Donald Trump’s repeated prodding of the Ukrainian president to investigate Joe Biden and his son could amount to an illegal request for a campaign contribution from a foreign citizen. …read more Source:: The Times of...
Donald Trump’s bizarre New York meeting with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky: ‘I’ve made him more famous’
As an impeachment storm rages in Washington, to say that Donald Trump’s tête-à-tête with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was hotly anticipated would be the understatement of the week.And it delivered: their appearance before the media in New York was tense, bizarre and funny all at the same time.On the right: Trump, 73, the one-time...
US House vote 421-0 for Trump to release whistleblower complaint
Democratic House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi announced the impeachment inquiry on Tuesday. (AFP pic)WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives voted 421-0 on Wednesday for a resolution calling on President Donald Trump to release a whistleblower complaint to Congress, despite the administration letting them view the classified document at secure...
Impeachment bid presents risks for Trump, Democrats
US Democrats’ explosive launch of an official impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump has set off a massive political battle, raising multiple questions about the process and its consequences for the Republican’s tempestuous presidency.Will conservative Republicans turn on their man, or dig in their heels? Do Democrats relish the prospect...
Washington plunges into Trump impeachment investigation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pressed Ukraine’s leader to “look into” his Democratic rival Joe Biden as well as his own enduring grievances from the 2016 election, according to a rough transcript of a summer phone call that is now at the center of Democrats’ presidential impeachment probe. Trump repeatedly urged Ukrainian...
Trump calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a ‘joke’
The transcript did not show Trump explicitly tying aid to Ukraine to Zelensky (left) probing Biden. (AP pic)NEW YORK: A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a “joke” the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a “mafia-style shakedown” of his Ukrainian counterpart....
Donald Trump denies he abused powers of office, calls Democratic impeachment inquiry a ‘joke’
A downbeat Donald Trump on Wednesday dismissed as a “joke” the grounds laid out for the impeachment inquiry into him, as Democrats stood firm in accusing the US president of a “mafia-style shakedown” of his Ukrainian counterpart.Trump denied claims he abused his office by repeatedly urging President Volodymyr Zelensky to probe his rival Joe Biden...
Trump cites Crowdstrike cybersecurity firm in cryptic remark to Ukraine leader
President Donald Trump’s call with his Ukrainian counterpart contained an intriguing, if incomplete, reference to the cybersecurity company Crowdstrike Inc.It came after Trump asked Ukrainian … …read more Source:: The Japan...
